The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-03-05
SECRETS or pALMlsTRY.
How to Tell Fortunes by the Principal
rts. Lines of the Hand s

Din Lines of the Hand ~ G
As many persons want to know how
20 tell fortunes by the. hand, ''just for
the fun of the thing the following
brief directions, will suffice to enable
any reader; to emulate the proves OF
the Gypsies in an. art which is. held to
be peculiarly their own.
Begin with the line of life, starting
from point an inch below the bottom
of the first finger and tracing it to its
termination at the base Of the thumb.
If we'll defined and unbroken, it is said
to denote long life; if cut and inter-
sected by other lines, illness. Every
inch Of the line Of life is supposed to
stand for ten years, and distinct break
at any point indicates death at that
age, estimated by its distance from the
starting point of the line.
The line Of the head, or, as it is
sometimes called, s'the line of intel
lect," is the next thing to be looked for.
It sweeps horizontally across the palm,
starting simultaneously with the line
of life. If clear and unbroken, it is
supposed to indicate a logical intellect.
If much notched. with lines entering it
from other parts, it indicates that this
intellect may run into many fancies;
as, for instance, if the lines enter from
the base of the middle finger the tastes
will run to weird books or to solitary
scheming. ILL.,. -.q..
The line above the last named, run.
ming from between the bases of the
first and second finger to the back Of
the little finger, is the line Of the heart,
indicating sociability and affection.
When much broken and intersected,
it means that the owner will be the
slave of his or her passions, especially
those passions which are designated as
.'tender'' or erotic. 1t is usually the
most broken and irregular Of all the
lines of the hand, on which account
the ancient palmists probably selected
it.
The line which runs perpendicularly
from the root of the second finger to
the wrist is called the line of fortune,
and themore broken and irregular this
is the better for the possessor. IF these
broken and added lines are generally
parallel to the original line they de-
note streaks of good luck or good
fortune; if they cut it across they de-
note ..crosses'' or cups and downs in
life. Unfortunately, the latter is the
rule. lsH IT,.
II The amounts are the little
Aeshy prominences at the roots Of the
fingers and between the joints. At
the foot of the first finger is the
mount Of Jupiter; the second is sacred
to Saturn. the third to the Sun, and
the little finger to Mercury. Below
the latter and on the right side of the
hand is the hill of Mars; still further
below is the hill of the Moon. OF
these, Jupiter is propitious, Saturn
means ill luck, the Sun, riches, Mer-
curry knavishness and /" smartness;''
Mars, war or military genius; and the
Moon, moodiness, crankiness, or a
tendency to philosophical speculations,
According to the extent to which the
lines on these amounts = are marked
and the prominence Of the mounts y
themselves, the characteristics and
fortune of the individual, are foretold,
Three strongly-marked horizontal lines
at the base of the hand, when present,
constitute the 'tregal bracelet and
are supposed to indicate long and
prosperous life, with strong will power